Planetary hours
in Dresden.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 1 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:03
- 2☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 09:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:50
- 9☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 17:44
- 12♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:44
- 2♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:48
- 4☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 04:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 05:03
- 11☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 1 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:05 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.